start
verb (used without object)
to begin or set out, as on a journey or activity.
has been starting
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present perfect progressiveof start (3rd person singular).present perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that began in the past, has continued continuously, and is still in progress.
Example Sentences
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Instead, he has been starting new ones — and is apparently planning to start others.
From Salon ● May 21, 2026
For years, Canadian wildfire season started in July or August, but in the past 20 years the wildfire season has been starting earlier and earlier in the year, Mr Kovacs told the BBC.
From BBC ● May 14, 2024
And that traffic delay has been starting earlier than usual.
From New York Times ● Apr. 1, 2024
Jackson has been starting on the right side throughout camp — and in Thursday’s preseason opener — and Brown on the left side.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 12, 2023
Prudence has been starting and crying out all night, too.
From Sheila of Big Wreck Cove A Story of Cape Cod by R. Emmett (Robert Emmett) Owen
